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WWII SSUSH19

WWII SSUSH19. Benito Mussolini was leader of which Axis Power?. Italy. Rommel was a German Military leader with successes on which continent?. Africa “Desert Fox”. What was the Blitzkrieg? (who was it applied to). Lighting War England/Britain.

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WWII SSUSH19

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  1. WWII SSUSH19

  2. Benito Mussolini was leader of which Axis Power? • Italy

  3. Rommel was a German Military leader with successes on which continent? • Africa • “Desert Fox”

  4. What was the Blitzkrieg? (who was it applied to) • Lighting War • England/Britain

  5. The invasion of Poland did what to the world? • Start of WWII

  6. Midway (battle) was considered the ________ of the war with Japan. • Turning Point (Pacific Theater)

  7. Admiral Nimitz was the leader of what force in the American Military? • Navy

  8. Hirohito was the leader of what forces during WWII? • Japan

  9. Pacific and European were ______________ of World War II. • Theatre

  10. Normandy, France was the sight of what major ___________________ landing of ___________ troops? • Amphibious • Allied

  11. Doolittle led the Raid on what city? • Tokyo

  12. What was the code name for the Normandy landing? • Operation Overlord • D-Day

  13. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were.... • Places where the Atomic Bombs were dropped (Japan)

  14. Pearl Harbor was attacked on ________________ . D-Day happened on ________________. • December 7, 1941 • June 6, 1944

  15. Bataan was the name of the _________ __________________ of American and Filipino troops. • Forced Death March

  16. Italy was able to defeat which country? • Ethiopia

  17. Winston Churchill was the leader of what allied nation? • Great Britain (England/Britain)

  18. 101st Airborne was caught behind enemy lines in what battle? • Battle of the Bulge

  19. Manhattan Project was the nickname of secret group of scientists working on what? • Atomic Bomb

  20. “To save the lives of American soldiers making an attack on the Island of Japan” was the reason for what? (By whom?) • Dropped the bombs on Japan

  21. Where was the secret facility for creating the secret weapon for the U.S. ? • Los Alamos, New Mexico

  22. Selective Service was instituted before the war started to • Prepare men to go for war.

  23. Automobile industry was mainly effected by the war production because • It stopped making production of cars. • Started making war materials (tanks, airplanes)

  24. Possibility of surrender by military, fighting on land, bombed on a larger scale, Multiple countries involved. • European Theater

  25. What was the untapped resource of employment when WWII broke out? • Women

  26. What country did Italy have problems attacking and was turned back by the British? • Egypt

  27. After being unsuccessful in breaking the British, Germany turned to attack which of the Allies? • Soviet Union

  28. Before American entry into WWII, how did the U.S. aid the allies, “just short of war” (showing it's support) ? • Lend Lease Act

  29. During the allied landing in Western Europe, what beach had the American Allies experienced the most severe losses in their attempts to land? • Omaha Beach

  30. Japanese in the U.S. were placed in ________________ due to executive order 9066 during WWII. • Internment Camps

  31. The Lend Lease Act gave weapons to what group of people in WWII? • Allies

  32. What country did Japan invade after it attacked the United States? • Philippines

  33. Dwight D. Eisenhower was the commander of allied forces at what major event of WWII? • D-Day (Normandy, France)

  34. What was the name of the Battle in the Argonne Forest in WWII that was the last advance the Germans made on the allied line? • Battle of the Bulge

  35. What was the American solution to ending the conflict with Japan? • Dropping the bomb(s)

  36. The bombing of Pearl Harbor brought what major power into WWII? • United States

  37. What did the United States do to Japan that led her to perform desperate measures, like the bombing of Pearl Harbor? • We put an embargo on materials (oil, gas, metal, etc) • They attacked China (Manchuria)

  38. Who was the German leader during WWII? • Hitler

  39. What caused the powers of Europe to start WWII against Germany? • Invasion of Poland (1939)

  40. FDR was the ____________ for the majority of WWII. • President of the U.S.

  41. Rosie the Riveter was the nickname given to women that did what during WWII? • Worked in Factories

  42. Who were the Axis Powers? • Germany • Italy • Japan

  43. The policy of appeasement gave Germany a final warning after they were given the last of ________________. • Czechoslovakia

  44. What are some items that were rationed in the U.S. during WWII? • Canned Goods • Gas • Tires • Coffee • Sugar • Butter • Meat

  45. The Fall of Berlin was the end for which country in WWII? • Germany

  46. What is the controlled distribution of resources and scarce goods or services? • Rations

  47. The policy of _____________ or _________________was the policy the U.S. had during the beginning of the war • neutrality (isolationist)

  48. Sea battles, Up close fighting, Island hopping, would fight till the death • Pacific Theater

  49. Possibility of surrender by military, fighting on land, bombed on a larger scale, Multiple countries involved. • European Theater

  50. What are the main members of the Allies? • France • Great Britain • Soviet Union • U.S.

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